
Google thaws (a little) on defamation cases
Google’s recent freeze on granting defamation removal requests has thawed a little. Even so, the company’s actions around harmful and...

What happens when Google pushes into branding and messaging?
If you’re in the business of marketing, you know how important branding is to your clients. And this is true whether it’s a print...

A proven method for building a strong PPC account team
As director of services at an agency, one of my main responsibilities is creating account teams for new clients and making sure existing...

Three foolproof steps to excellent AdWords ads
Communicating in the digital age has never been easier. Yet for every single message we send — no matter how simple — we’re required to...

Advice for AMP-curious publishers
The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project has some big numbers on the scoreboard: More than 860,000 domains are publishing over 35...

Mapping keywords to the buyer journey in SEO
I often teach classes on SEO, and I start my presentations off by talking about keywords. When it comes to organic search, keywords form...

National retailers: Stop ignoring local SEO
When I worked in NBC’s Internet group, I had this idea to aggregate all of their local station websites into a single network. When I...

10 AdWords ad copy testing ideas you can use right now
One of the most important attributes of a successful PPC manager is the ability to incorporate new technologies in existing management...

Selling the value of link building to management
There is a never-ending issue all SEOs must face: fighting for budget. I’ve found this to be especially true when it comes to link...

Seasonal SEO: Identifying your merriest times of the year
Often when we think about the holidays, we envision panicked crowds on Black Friday, Cyber Monday desk shoppers and last-minute gifters...

Manufacturing FAQs: The workhorse of content and search marketing
Today, you can find FAQs on all types of websites, from local “Main Street” shops to global multinational corporations and everything in...

SEM account management: Part 1 — How to avoid getting fired
This is the first of a three-part series about SEM account management. SEM is a fun and constantly changing online marketing channel....

Mobile page speed is important, but not (yet) for SEO
There are plenty of good reasons to make your mobile site fast, and Google just reminded us of them with their new industry benchmarks...

10 ways to improve your business locators
How often do you review your store or professional locator to make sure it is up to date and optimized to convert on the KPIs that matter...

A technical argument for quality content
Those who know me know that I’m primarily a technical SEO. I like on-site content optimization to be sure, but I like what I can...

3 free AdWords testing tools to adopt today
As advertisers, we can’t afford to ignore data in our decision-making. Since you probably just sighed a little bit or rolled your eyes at...

Why you need to get back to SEO basics
Do a quick search on Google for “SEO tips” and you’ll get over 14 million results. That’s a lot of tips to wade through when trying to...

How to use Google Tag Manager to show your clients results
Are you tired of asking your web developer to add code, snippets, pixels or scripts to your site so you can track remarketing,...

Driving local marketing change with Uber, Lyft and self-driving cars
Are you ready for pay-per-car marketing? That’s right, PPC is about to take on a whole new meaning. Uber and Lyft recently began testing...
























